"Have all the bandits gone?" Tao Qiniang didn't care about horses or silver horses. She was now worried about her daughter, offending the bandits, and what if they came back again.
"Mom, don't worry, they were all scared away by me. But we have to run away tonight to avoid being discovered by others as the bandits I drove away."
Hearing this, Tao Qiniang nodded, "Okay, let's leave quickly."
"Mom, you get on the horse, and I will lead the horse away."
"You go up, mother will hold you."
"This horse was a little frightened. I'll calm it down first, and we can exchange it later."
Tao Qiniang thought for a while, and in order not to waste time by pushing and pushing, she responded: "Okay."
Then she climbed onto the horse's back with the help of Tao Qiqi.
As soon as she got on the horse, Tao Qiniang felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but it was only for a moment.
With Tao Qiqi leading them on their way through the night, they got further and further away from the team in Taojia Village.
When it was almost done, the couple stopped to rest.
****
Early the next morning——
As soon as Tao Qiqi woke up, she said: "Mom, let's go to the county town today to buy a carriage hitch and buy some pots and pans. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for us to cook on the way. We can go to the county town in the morning casually
Just buy some food."
"Okay, then should we sell the horses and exchange them for donkeys or mules?"
Hearing this, Tao Qiqi didn't even think about refusing: "No, the carriage goes very fast, and at least it has a shelter, which not only provides shade from the sun, but also allows you to rest inside."
Seeing that Tao Qiqi had said this, Tao Qiniang said nothing more.
The couple simply packed up and headed to the nearest county town.
When we arrived at the gate of the county town, we saw officers and soldiers guarding the gate, and many refugees resting outside the city.
Tao Qiqi led the horse and Tao Qiniang and walked directly to the city gate.
"My lord, are there any requirements for entering the city now?"
When the gatekeeper saw someone asking, he turned his head and saw that it was a girl leading a horse. His impatient expression immediately dropped and he replied: "I don't have any other requirements. I have a deed of residence or a road guide. Then
One person only needs to pay fifty cents to enter the city."
When Tao Qiniang heard this, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
On the contrary, Tao Qiqi took out a bunch of copper coins from her arms without blinking.
The official took the copper plate and briefly read the registration deed before letting him enter the city.
The first thing Tao Qiqi did after entering the city was to hitch the horse into a carriage so that he would have room to put it while he was shopping.
Tao Qiqi thought that the two of them would sit together. It didn't have to be too good, but it couldn't be too bad either, so she chose a similar one. It cost fifteen taels of silver, but it would make her flesh ache.
But after thinking about it, I can still escape the famine in a carriage, and I feel that the fifteen taels are worth it.
The shopkeeper politely helped to hitch the carriage, and then took it for a ride. It felt pretty good, and there were no quality problems. After paying the money, she started her buying plan.
Of course, you have to fill your stomach before buying anything. For convenience, Tao Qiqi bought thirty large meat buns in one go.
Eat enough and go shopping!!
First, I bought daily necessities, pots and pans, buckets, and kitchen knives!
And of course the most important thing is salt!!
I went to the market and cut a few kilograms of pork belly, bought some eggs, and two cooked beggar's chickens.
After all the food is stored in the space, eat slowly on the way out. After all, it costs a lot of money to enter the city, so you have to buy more of what you need.
After eating, the guy bought everything and bought a quilt. Although the weather was hot at this time, it was still safer to prepare some. Anyway, it is not expensive to buy a quilt on a hot day at this time.
In addition, you should also prepare some medicines, such as medicinal powder to repel snakes, rats, insects and ants; herbs to prevent heatstroke and wind and cold; and some to treat bruises and bruises, and to stop bleeding.
After buying these, Tao Qiqi asked Tao Qiniang in the carriage: "Mom, we have almost bought everything. Is there anything else you need to buy?"
"Go to a clothing store and buy you two pairs of clothes. Look at the clothes you're wearing. You've torn them to pieces."
After listening to Tao Qiniang's words, Tao Qiqi noticed the clothes on her body. She didn't care so much about the sandstorm. There were only two sets of clothes in total, and the other set was beaten to pieces when she left Tao's house.
"Okay, then we two will buy two sets each."
Tao Qiqi said and walked towards the clothing store.
In the end, the couple happily bought new clothes and took Tao Qiniang out of the city.
Tao Qiqi put on the new clothes immediately.
However, what she bought were very simple dark clothes. Once she put them on, she tied her hair into a ponytail and tied it with a headband. If you didn't look carefully, you would never recognize that she was a girl.
This way, at least there will be fewer people staring at her on the way to escape from the desert.
However, as soon as the couple left the city, Tao Qiqi heard the harsh and insulting voice of an old woman at the city gate.
"A money-losing guy, you really are a money-losing guy. I asked you to be sweeter and more proactive when you met the buyer, but you ended up pretending to be dead. Why don't you just go and die? You're already dead.
What kind of evil have I done? Why did I raise such a loser? Now the family can’t open the pot. You lose money and are of no use at all. Oh my grandson, why did you end up with such a loser?
Used sister.
If you starve to death, don't forget, even if you are a ghost, don't let her go. She is just a broom star with a cheap hoof. When she was born, she should be stuffed into a excrement bucket and drowned. After raising her for so many years, she is a white-eyed wolf.
It’s useless at the critical moment.”
Not only was the scolding voice unpleasant, but even one scolding was enough to kill me. After scolding me, I felt aggrieved. I sat down on the ground and cried like a pear blossom, even worse than Tao Shi.
and.
On the other hand, the little girl who was beaten didn't even shed a single tear. She was also a stupid girl.
In this imaginary ancient times, everything is lacking except the best.
Especially the idea of favoring boys over girls made Tao Qiqi so angry that she couldn't help but grit her teeth.
I wanted to endure it and drive away in the carriage, but then I saw the old woman got up and grabbed the little girl and said: "Let's go to the city and sell you to the brothel, no matter how much money you get. If you can get a rich man,
If I can take a fancy to you, it's better to exchange for some food than to eat for nothing and waste food at home every day."
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, Tao Qiqi wanted to stand up, but there was a tall and burly man next to her who stood up before her and said: "You have to pay the city fee for two people to sell in the city, so you might as well sell to us.
, or we can exchange it with you for food."
"That's right, it just so happens that we two brothers haven't had a good time for a long time. What do you think, do you want to trade this girl with us for some food? You can also save some money on the city fee!"
When the old woman heard this, she rolled her eyes and replied: "Okay, ten kilograms of grain, three taels of silver for ten kilograms of grain, twenty taels of silver for ten kilograms of grain plus two taels of silver, and this cheap hoof will be yours."
After hearing this, the two men who just spoke couldn't help laughing.
"Auntie, are you dreaming? You want to exchange ten kilograms of grain and two taels of silver for a stinky girl like her? Two kilograms of grain at most, or you can go to the city and sell it yourself. For a little girl like her,
, I don’t know whether I can buy it when I go to the city.”
